Attachment for ford automobiles



J. A. GRANT.

ATTACHMENT FOR FORD AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, 1921.

1,4;1 1,623. Patented Apr. 4, 1922.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

ATTACHMENT FOR FORD AUTODIOBILLES.

Application filed November 14., 1921.

To all w/zo'm it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. GRANT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton, State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Ford Automobiles, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the figures of ref erence marked thereon.

This invention relates to attachments for Ford automobiles and more particularly to an attachment to the oil draining pet-cock on the crank case.

The principal object of this invention resides in providing such an attachment where by the pet-cock may be operated from the running board, or other convenient point, so that it is not necessary to reach under the car and turn the cock, as heretofore.

A further object of this invention resides in providing a simple attachment of the character described, which can be quickly attached to the Ford with the minimum expense.

Still another object of this invention is to provide an attachment of the above character constructed and arranged so that it will not rattle when the car is traveling and will always be in position to be instantly operated.

These and other objects will be obvious from a perusal of the specification taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view partly in section, showinp; the relation of the pet-cock, the running board and the attachment therefor;

Figure 2 is an enlarged detailed view of the pet-cock and inner end of the reach rod;

Figure 3 is an enlarged detailed view of the handle end of the reach rod.

Referring; now to the drawings in detail. the crank case of a Ford automobile is indicated by the numeral 1. It is provided with the usual. oil draining pet cock 2, which may be turned to permit the efliux of oil in the crank case to the ground under the car. By this means the operator can ascertain the amount of oil in the case. The side frame of the machine is indicated at 3; the running board at l and the running board shield at 5. All the foregoing; is of the usual Ford construction.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4., 1922.

Serial No. 514,947.

t present it the practice to reach under the car and manually turn the pet cock when it is desired to ascertain the condition of the oil supply in the crank case.

The present attachment provides a very simple and facile device for permitting the operation of this pet cock from any convenient point on the exterior portion of the car. In the present instance the running board shield 5 is provided with an apertur 6, through which extends a'reach or turn rod 7, the inner end of which is provided with a bend or how 8, adapted to pass through a perforation 9 in the finger piece 10 of the pet cock. A cotter pin 11 is preferably used to prevent disconnection of these parts. The outer end of the reach rod 7 passes through the opening 6 in the shield 5, and is provided with a laterally bent handle portion 12, substantially of the form as indicated in the drawing. The free end of the rod 13 is bent backwardly on itself and passes through the opening 5. as clearly shown in Fig. 8. By means of this construction ther is provided a handle having resilient arms or portions which. due to their springiness, grip the interior walls of the aperture 6 and prevent the rod from rattling when the automobile is in operation. It will also be observed that this construction does not interfere with the instant operation of the reach rod which will always remain in its turned position. While the reach rod may be otherwise constructed and may be extended to or through other portions of the housing of the car, and while it is obvious that there are other modes of connectin the inner end of the reach rod with the pet-cock, it is thought that the present embodiment presents the most advantageous features of such various modifi; cations of the invention which fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what T claim as new and desire to secure by Let tors Patent of the United States. is:

1. In combination. with the oil drain pet cock of a crank case and the running-boardshield. 21 turn rod having its inner end connected to said pet cock and its outer end passing through an aperture in said shield. the outer end of the rod having a portion bent to form a handle and a portion bent hackwardlv on itself to form a finger reentering? said aperture in the shield. whereby the natural resiliency of said re-entrant perouter end of the rod having a portion bent to form a handle and a portion bent backwardly on itself to form a finger re-enterin v said aperture, whereby the natural resi iency of said re-entrant portion presses said rod and said re-entrant portion into contact with the Wall of said aperture to keep said rod in firm position.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

JOHN ANDLEY GRANT. 

